game is life 07 - cyber by Terry Schott

Author:Terry Schott [Schott, Terry]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-01-07T05:00:00+00:00

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Troy tapped the screen and made a selection. He walked toward the exit of the centre slowing his stride as he approached the solid silver wall in order to allow it to open an exit doorway for him. Beyond, he could see the darkness of space. A humming field of light encased his body, starting at his head and flowing to the ground. He saw his reflection in the wall beside the doorway and grunted. “Cool space suit.”

“There is a plasma cannon on your right hand,” Sylvan informed him. “And a nuclear pod launcher on your left.”

He stepped through the doorway and began to float, his body turning down in the beginning of a spin. “Heads up display.”

As data began to stream across the inner portion of his helmet like a screen, a man’s voice said over the speaker inside his suit. “Greetings, soldier. Are you entering combat with a group or solo?”

“Solo.”

“Do you prefer the side of good or evil?”

“Surprise me.” Troy waited for the computer to respond. When it didn't he spoke again. "Either."

He felt a vibration envelop his suit and suddenly he was floating amongst hundreds of other players in suits identical to his own, all spinning in a cluster.

“The object of this battle," the voice continued, "is to blast your way into enemy territory and plant a bomb on their home world. Once planted, you must defend the explosive device until it is fully armed. Once that has occurred, you will have ten minutes to get far enough away from the bomb so that you are not part of the explosion.”

“Sounds standard,” Troy muttered.

The voice continued speaking as if it had not heard. “You have access to thruster movement of your suit via controls in the thumbs of your glove. Game begins in four . . . three . . . two . . . one. Good luck.”

Troy pressed the buttons on his gloves, getting the hang of his thrusters and righting himself. He grinned and headed toward the planet in front of him. “Let’s play.”

***

A doorway opened in the side of the centre and Troy emerged, his blood-spattered and laser-burnt suit melting away behind him as he left the game area. The door closed behind him and he bent over, elbows on his knees, taking a few breaths. He stood up and laughed. “That was more fun than I expected it to be.”

“You were in the middle of the conflict the entire time.” Sylvan sounded excited.

“Let’s go check how I scored on that.” He started toward the main console, getting in line behind a dozen other players waiting for their scores.

When it was his turn, Troy placed his hand on the screen and his stats appeared. “Wow. I unlocked a new level perk.”

“We knew you were close.” A trumpet fanfare played in his ear, followed by the sound of a crowd cheering. “Congratulations, Dreamer!”

“Thanks, Sylvan.” Troy grinned as he closed the screen and stepped away to let the person behind him see their score.

“Let me know when you are ready and we can enter a new zone to learn the basics of design and creation.

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